Which Texas diagnostic and treatment professions program has the lowest debt?

Texas State Technical College reports the lowest median federal debt, $8,160, with first-year pay of $46,266.

How much do diagnostic and treatment professions graduates earn in Texas?

The median across 18 Texas diagnostic and treatment professions certificate programs is $60,340 in the first year after graduating and $54,682 five years after.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Certificate) Programs in Texas, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many diagnostic and treatment professions certificate programs are in Texas?

18 Texas programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 16 of them also report federal debt.

18 programs report first-year pay
16 also report federal debt
Certificate in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Texas diagnostic and treatment professions certificate program pays its graduates $60,340 in their first year, $13,983 more than the national median. Dallas College reports the highest first-year pay ($83,557), and Texas State Technical College the lowest median debt ($8,160).

Median first-year pay$60,340National $46,357

Median pay after 5 years$54,682National $52,367

Median federal debt$11,493National $13,230

Debt-to-earnings23%National 28%

All 18 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Dallas CollegeDallas · public	$83,557	$77,113	$14,500	17%
2	Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands · public	$69,820	$80,106	$11,234	16%
3	Austin Community College DistrictAustin · public	$66,380	$76,652	$11,752	18%
4	Houston City CollegeHouston · public	$64,648	$76,949	$14,249	22%
5	Galveston CollegeGalveston · public	$64,633	$76,986	$15,500	24%
6	Central Texas CollegeKilleen · public	$62,228	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
7	UT Health San AntonioSan Antonio · public	$62,159	Not reported	$11,004	18%
8	Temple CollegeTemple · public	$61,338	$54,467	$21,154	34%
9	San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena · public	$60,859	Not reported	$8,500	14%
10	North Central Texas CollegeGainesville · public	$59,820	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
11	Howard CollegeBig Spring · public	$50,508	Not reported	$12,085	24%
12	Navarro CollegeCorsicana · public	$47,201	$54,513	$9,500	20%
13	Texas State Technical CollegeWaco · public	$46,266	Not reported	$8,160	18%
14	South Texas CollegeMcAllen · public	$42,378	$42,217	$10,033	24%
15	College of Health Care Professions-AustinAustin · private for-profit	$34,783	$39,036	$16,500	47%
16	College of Health Care Professions-NorthwestHouston · private for-profit	$31,332	$36,751	$16,048	51%
17	Concorde Career College-Grand PrairieGrand Prairie · private for-profit	$29,036	$47,022	$9,500	33%
18	Valley Grande Institute for Academic StudiesWeslaco · private nonprofit	$19,302	$25,905	$9,500	49%

Central Texas College and North Central Texas College report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay. 2 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Texas diagnostic and treatment professions program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Texas medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 16 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Dallas College$83,557
Lone Star College System$69,820
Austin Community College District$66,380
Houston City College$64,648
Galveston College$64,633

Lowest median debt

Texas State Technical College$8,160
San Jacinto Community College$8,500
Navarro College$9,500
Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie$9,500
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies$9,500

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to diagnostic and treatment professions, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

$78,630

Median pay in Texas. 20,250 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $48,550Top 10%: $102,630

Emergency Medical Technicians

$37,260

Median pay in Texas. 12,770 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $30,320Top 10%: $52,160

Physician Assistants

$134,550

Median pay in Texas. 10,110 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 21% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $102,650Top 10%: $169,000

Respiratory Therapists

$79,540

Median pay in Texas. 12,130 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $61,310Top 10%: $99,690

Common questions

Dallas College in Dallas reports the highest median first-year pay, $83,557. Its median federal debt is $14,500.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Certificate) programs in the US, ranked248 programs by pay and debt Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's) programs in Texas, ranked7 programs by pay and debt Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's) programs in Texas, ranked36 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Texas rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the diagnostic and treatment professions certificate programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024